Comparison of swollen and dextran deswollen organ- cultured corneas for descemet membrane dissection preparation: Histological and ultrastructural findings

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 54, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 8036-8040

  Yoeruek, Efdal ^a   Hofmann, Johanna ^a   Bartz Schmidt, Karl Ulrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Descemet membrane; Descemet membrane dissection; Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty; Electron microscopy; Organ culture

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CORNEA STROMA; CORNEA THICKNESS; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; DESCEMET MEMBRANE ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ORGAN CULTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

DESCEMET MEMBRANE; DESCEMET MEMBRANE DISSECTION; DESCEMET MEMBRANE ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ORGAN CULTURE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CELL COUNT; CORNEAL DISEASES; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; DESCEMET STRIPPING ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 84890047022     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: 15525783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.13-12516     Document Type: Article

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